The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-02
THE FRENCH CRISIS.
CONFUSION WORSE COMO UrDED ~
THE GALLO REPUBLIC.
President Grevy Refuses to Resign-Great
Excitement In Paris-"A Bas Grew"
" A Bss Ferry France on tho Eve OF
Revolution-Genersl Tslegraphic News

PARIS. December /, pm.-Presidenl
Grevy this forenoon Informed the minis
terial council that In view OF the change
I'm the situation he did not propose 10
make communication TO parliament TO
day NJ. Rouyier will announce this
decision OF VI Grevy to the Chamber Of
D.puties and will again tender the re-
signsliOn OF the cabinet. IL il reported
that President Greyy will shortly form d
new cabinet
suRPRTsE AT CREWS ACTION.
The announcement that Grevy had no
commnl.icstion to make 10 the chambers
to-day caused general surprise, 40 this
Was the date set for his resignation.
RoUvIER INFORMS THE CHAMBER.
When the Chamber OF Deputies as
senlbled VI. Rouyier announced that the
president had reconsdered his decision
to send message to the chamber con-
tanning his resignation, and therefore the
cabinet had again resigned.
The announcement OF the action OF
the Ministry was greeted with continued
applause by the members os the left VI
Rcard. president OF the left groups,
moved that the sittings be suspended.
The me nbers OF the right and the ex
treme left murmured at the proposal, and
VI Cuneo d'Ornano exclaimed, "Dissolu-
tion would be preferable
WHY GREvY CHANGED HIS MIND.
PARIS, December AT the Niniste-
rial Council this morning President
Greyy informed NJ ROuyer that he be.
lieyed that public opinion was now in
his favor, and that he could form a new
cabinet
WHAT BROUGHT 1T ABOUT.
CHICAGO, December IA special cor
respondent Of the Daily Nsios telegraphs
from Paris, under yesterdays date, as
follows.
1T il impossible to test the temper Of
the French tonight Ii you accept ap
pearances you will decide that the Re
public is safe Depending on analogy.
history, and what experienced European
observers say, you will conclude thar the
political volcano Is about 10 emit its hor-
rOrs while the ndencies are reyOlu
Iionary; though one find, in the situa.
tion hope that calmer judgment will pee
vail The Radicals who are AZ the bot
tom Of the trouble, are on the run. Il
looks As though Clrmenccau's efforts 81
pull down the pillar Of the Temple would
be- frustrated The Radicals. even fire.
eaters ike ROchefOrt aud disiructiOnlsts
Ike DerOulede, have abandoned the con
spiracy to overthrow Grryy under a pre-
tense Of wiDing out governmental shame
and scandal.
@"Allrmed hy the unconscious boost they
had given their great mortal enemy,
Ferry, they are now Offering their sup
port 10 Grevy Clemenceau, himself.
liscOncerted by the vision Of ruin whcn
il disclosed. has BUNDLED himself To
| Grevy, but The President, il Il said, has
declined all compromising orertures He
insists now on resigning. The depart
ments are pOuringin protests against de-
posing him, and MAYORS and magistrates
are forwarding kilograms sayin that the
/ persistence of the radicals would snnihi-
late the Republic.
ITO night there is presented the spec
lacle Of many who have been Greyy's
! bilierest foes during the last two weeks
groyelling at his feet
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM.
Paris IL calm, but IL IS calm which
causes distrust on the part Of the al
thorilies, and precautions have been
/ redOubled. Eight regiments OF cavalry
are held in readiness at Versailles. Yes
| terday and to-day the streets were pla-
caried in all directions with posters,
which were torn down as fast As possible
| by the police These read
~ People OF Paris The Republic is In
danger The congress is about to name
Crews successor AT Versailles. There
Is a monstrous conspiracy to deliver the
country IT, Ferry the famine breeder; 10
/ Ferry, the TOnquinois; to Ferry, the
valet OF Bismarck, Republicans OF all
/ shades. Socialists or ReyOluiiOnaTles
| Shall we allow such a crime TO be per
petrated No, thousand times, no
blood must not flow needlessly, but we
will not recOi before any sacrifice TO save
France from heing represented by the
meanest trai ors. Citizens, let Us he
ready and wa.chiul. The Republic Is in
danger"
ROcHEFoRT AND DE CAssAGSAC
There was great excitement In the cor
ridOrs OF the Chambers when VI. Mayer
director Of Ii LaHterHe and Rochefort
declared that they would begin q cam
paign ia Greyy's favor. II had rather
keep An Old servant" exclaimed Roche
fort. "who rObs me than 10 take new
one who will cut my throat"
Paul De Casagnac writes to-day that
the situation IS changing from day to
day. amos, from hour TO hour
Yesterday the radicals had chosen de
Freycinet as their champion against
Ferry. To-day they base their hopes on
Flouquet tomorrow there may be still
smother change. Strangely enough Ferry
Is Flouquers uncle by marriage. The
radicals are losing heart Their violent
and revolutionary language shows tha'
they fear defeat on the irst ballot. Ferry
will poll 300 to $40 votes de FreycineI
and FiOuquet cannot muster over 22O
Some geaker candidate like Sadi CarnOl
OF Brisson may control 90 or 80 votes
Prob bly, Ferry will lack so TO 100 votes
OF election an Flouquet more. One oi
the factions may become disorganiZed,
but rot sufficiently to determine the sue
oa.. Of the nfhers